Those strong winds that whipped across Oklahoma and Kansas this week did more than stir up some massive and damaging wildfires—they also helped Southwest Power Pool set multiple renewable records on March 28 and 29. The Power Pool, of which Oklahoma is a member set a renewable energy penetration record of 90.2% beating the …
March 31, 2022 archive
Iowa legislators oppose ban on eminent domain for pipelines
Landowners and others fighting the use of eminent domain by pipeline companies are running into some opposition in the Iowa legislature where they had gone this week to ask for a ban on the practice. Some Republican lawmakers are against such a ban reported the Iowa Capital Dispatch. Click here for Iowa Capital Dispatch
US and World energy headlines
** President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve, according to two people familiar with the decision, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S. and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia …
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